Since then, a mini-report criticising the governance at the school has been officially published, and a draft report which highlighted concerns about head teacher Kim Sparling’s leadership has been leaked online.

Senior officials from the Department for Education and the Education Funding Agency have been carrying out an investigation into the way the school is run and are expected to publish a report about their findings before Easter.

Bath Chronicle reporter Siobhan Stayt will be updating the story live from the meeting.

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I thought the meeting last night was positive and useful for all concerned and many parents left more reassured than when they entered the meeting. It was such a shame non of the staff governors thought it was useful to attend as many of the lay governors made the effort.
My daughter is at the school and because of the excellent teachers and support staff I want her to stay but the most senior management and staff governors at the school have a lot of questions to answer as to why they let the KS regime rule the school the way she has for so long. The culture of management of the school will change with effective and questioning leadership of an invigorated governing body for the better and I believe Stuart Weatherall is a man of the greatest integrity who has the best interests of the pupils at heart. Changes at all levels of the senior management, trust, governing body and senior leadership will happen and a change of culture of management will make for a happier and even more productive school educationally.

The meeting start time was put back to 2015 hours due to a clashing event at the school, finishing at 1930 hours, so to allow those attending that to arrive.
As an impartial observer I listened carefully and most of the parents in the audience were not happy with the school management or the board of governors.
I spoke at length with a current teacher who said she was content but the staff are holding a meeting once the Department for Education and the Education Funding Agency publish their report, expected before Easter (mid April?), on the way the school is run. The Governing Body has also decided to hold an open meeting for parents, at the school, after they receive the report.